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It is likely that in the history books yet to be written, Equitas will not feature. The formation of the party dates back to 1999, when actress and prominent CPGB donor Jacqlyn Kerry split with their leader Domhall Shayne on the matter of Europe. Kerry was a rarity in the acting world, and especially in the London scene she frequented, in the way that she expressed a firmly anti-European political view. She unsuccessfully campaigned with former Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Moore to reject the expansion of the Moneghetti Zone into Britain, and had previously refused a peerage from a Tory government due to its pro-European nature. This was somewhat attributed to her childhood in Scotland, where she grew up with an expat from the 'New' Imperial German State living next door who had few kind words for his old home, and her friendship with the overbearing MP Bob Mellish, who would go on to lead Labour to a defeat during the early 1970's but would nonetheless leave a huge mark on British politics.
Kerry's first job in the acting world was as an extra in a number of different period dramas. Her starring role came in 1982, when she was cast as Edda Mussolini in The Papers, a biopic of the long dead Italian Dictator. However, feature film productions were not her particular forte and instead she crossed over to television work, making spotty appearances in the comedies that frequented the screens of the BBC. In 1990, the corporation was facing a crisis of confidence as viewership dwindled, particularly with women. The solution was found with Kerry, who was cast as the hard-working glass-ceiling-breaking Judge Samantha Coe in the famous BBC Location Comedy The Court of Judge Coe. The show, which focused on Coe and her efforts in her personal life and how they related to her career on the bench, became outstandingly popular thanks to the clever writing of the comedy duo Desmond Dury and Julia Hornsby. The 1992 Christmas Special, rather controversially set in the Royal Courts of Justice, attracted millions of watchers and saved the BBC from utter financial destitution. It is remembered fondly to this day, and Coe's famous catchphrase 'Get Gavelled' became a mainstay of pop culture. It was also one of the first long-running BBC shows to feature an Indian-British actress in a starring role (Indira Patel played Neera Kumar, a lawyer who was one of Coe's most respected compatriots). Some have pointed to the first season's underlying dryness as being a result of Kerry's divorce with her husband Gunther Strang (who went on to lead Stockholm Council as a member of the People's Party) - but this has been dismissed as ludicrous by Kerry, who asserted that the divorce process was nothing short of quick and dull.
Kerry made no bones about her membership of the CPGB, which led to a small boycott of TCoJC by members of the BUF, many of whom rarely watched the BBC anyway. She was not a Neurocommunist by any sense, and became distraught upon the election of one as leader in 1997. Shayne advocated an ever-closer worker's union with the Federation of European Nations and was a staunch opponent of anti-Europe 'Blank-Checkers' within the party. This infuriated Kerry, but the final straw for her membership of the party came when Shayne overruled the Central Committee and made membership of the European Ducat an official CPGB policy. This would be regarded as a fatal move for Shayne's position, as Kerry announced her departure from the party and soon after, the formation of a new one.
Equitas (Latin for 'Justice' or 'Equality) came into the world at the very start of 1999 at an event in Leominster. Kerry arrived there with a Sam Coe impersonator flanking her, holding an honourary gavel to mark the creation of the party. The party was founded upon the basis of 'Socialism with British Characteristics', a policy initially put forth by former Scottish Chief Executive John Maxton. It shared the essentials of CPGB policy - mutual workers councils, introduction of a single-tier social welfare system that could be interpreted as Universal Basic Income, consolidation of councils - sans an endorsement of Five Year Plans and the current leadership's support of the FEN. The party would not attain recognition until a testy public debate with the Eurofascist German politician Manfried Bittmann. Bittmann, notorious for bursts of anger when cornered, countered a point from Kerry about the FEN-sanctioned destruction of the nation state with a request for Kerry to 'fuck off', as well as an insult about her looks. Kerry remained firm as Bittmann melted down, resulting in great press for her at home.
The CPGB reached a doldrum in late 1999 as Shayne attempted bitterly to retain his leadership against the pleas of party members. The party's decline opened up avenues for Labour and Equitas to make advances, and that they did. Kerry stunned political commentators when her party managed a respectable position of two seats in the 2000 General Election - both gains from the CPGB. Kerry racked up a huge victory over the scandal-ridden expenses claimer Hugh Roberts, who had long been a target for a deselection that never came. Kerry campaigned in opposition to a round of public service cuts to the local train service that never came due to strongarming from the council. Troubles emerged in late 2001 over the party's immigration policy, as in spite of her anti-European position, Kerry was in favour of a relaxation of border laws. Hardliners in the party were prepared to usurp Kerry on the matter, but failed to do so on numerous occasions. What did eventually bring her down was her insistence that a toughening on the matter would simply be 'mimicking the hordes in the BUF'. Such a statement curried anger within the party, which was undergoing a decline anyway due to a lack of solid ground support and the shifting of the CPGB back to a more neutral position on Europe. In 2003, an offer to rejoin the acting world saw Kerry ditch her seat, leaving Equitas essentially rudderless. Their leader Dermot Redding saw the ceding of Bermondsey back to the CPGB and the defection of their sole MP to Labour, who Kerry would join in 2004. It folded in that same year, and to this day remains a warning to those wanting to split with their party.
It is likely that in the history books yet to be written, Equitas will not feature. The formation of the party dates back to 1999, when actress and prominent CPGB donor Jacqlyn Kerry split with their leader Domhall Shayne on the matter of Europe. Kerry was a rarity in the acting world, and especially in the London scene she frequented, in the way that she expressed a firmly anti-European political view. She unsuccessfully campaigned with former Deputy Prime Minister Patrick Moore to reject the expansion of the Moneghetti Zone into Britain, and had previously refused a peerage from a Tory government due to its pro-European nature. This was somewhat attributed to her childhood in Scotland, where she grew up with an expat from the 'New' Imperial German State living next door who had few kind words for his old home, and her friendship with the overbearing MP Bob Mellish, who would go on to lead Labour to a defeat during the early 1970's but would nonetheless leave a huge mark on British politics.
Kerry's first job in the acting world was as an extra in a number of different period dramas. Her starring role came in 1982, when she was cast as Edda Mussolini in The Papers, a biopic of the long dead Italian Dictator. However, feature film productions were not her particular forte and instead she crossed over to television work, making spotty appearances in the comedies that frequented the screens of the BBC. In 1990, the corporation was facing a crisis of confidence as viewership dwindled, particularly with women. The solution was found with Kerry, who was cast as the hard-working glass-ceiling-breaking Judge Samantha Coe in the famous BBC Location Comedy The Court of Judge Coe. The show, which focused on Coe and her efforts in her personal life and how they related to her career on the bench, became outstandingly popular thanks to the clever writing of the comedy duo Desmond Dury and Julia Hornsby. The 1992 Christmas Special, rather controversially set in the Royal Courts of Justice, attracted millions of watchers and saved the BBC from utter financial destitution. It is remembered fondly to this day, and Coe's famous catchphrase 'Get Gavelled' became a mainstay of pop culture. It was also one of the first long-running BBC shows to feature an Indian-British actress in a starring role (Indira Patel played Neera Kumar, a lawyer who was one of Coe's most respected compatriots). Some have pointed to the first season's underlying dryness as being a result of Kerry's divorce with her husband Gunther Strang (who went on to lead Stockholm Council as a member of the People's Party) - but this has been dismissed as ludicrous by Kerry, who asserted that the divorce process was nothing short of quick and dull.
Kerry made no bones about her membership of the CPGB, which led to a small boycott of TCoJC by members of the BUF, many of whom rarely watched the BBC anyway. She was not a Neurocommunist by any sense, and became distraught upon the election of one as leader in 1997. Shayne advocated an ever-closer worker's union with the Federation of European Nations and was a staunch opponent of anti-Europe 'Blank-Checkers' within the party. This infuriated Kerry, but the final straw for her membership of the party came when Shayne overruled the Central Committee and made membership of the European Ducat an official CPGB policy. This would be regarded as a fatal move for Shayne's position, as Kerry announced her departure from the party and soon after, the formation of a new one.
Equitas (Latin for 'Justice' or 'Equality) came into the world at the very start of 1999 at an event in Leominster. Kerry arrived there with a Sam Coe impersonator flanking her, holding an honourary gavel to mark the creation of the party. The party was founded upon the basis of 'Socialism with British Characteristics', a policy initially put forth by former Scottish Chief Executive John Maxton. It shared the essentials of CPGB policy - mutual workers councils, introduction of a single-tier social welfare system that could be interpreted as Universal Basic Income, consolidation of councils - sans an endorsement of Five Year Plans and the current leadership's support of the FEN. The party would not attain recognition until a testy public debate with the Eurofascist German politician Manfried Bittmann. Bittmann, notorious for bursts of anger when cornered, countered a point from Kerry about the FEN-sanctioned destruction of the nation state with a request for Kerry to 'fuck off', as well as an insult about her looks. Kerry remained firm as Bittmann melted down, resulting in great press for her at home.
The CPGB reached a doldrum in late 1999 as Shayne attempted bitterly to retain his leadership against the pleas of party members. The party's decline opened up avenues for Labour and Equitas to make advances, and that they did. Kerry stunned political commentators when her party managed a respectable position of two seats in the 2000 General Election - both gains from the CPGB. Kerry racked up a huge victory over the scandal-ridden expenses claimer Hugh Roberts, who had long been a target for a deselection that never came. Kerry campaigned in opposition to a round of public service cuts to the local train service that never came due to strongarming from the council. Troubles emerged in late 2001 over the party's immigration policy, as in spite of her anti-European position, Kerry was in favour of a relaxation of border laws. Hardliners in the party were prepared to usurp Kerry on the matter, but failed to do so on numerous occasions. What did eventually bring her down was her insistence that a toughening on the matter would simply be 'mimicking the hordes in the BUF'. Such a statement curried anger within the party, which was undergoing a decline anyway due to a lack of solid ground support and the shifting of the CPGB back to a more neutral position on Europe. In 2003, an offer to rejoin the acting world saw Kerry ditch her seat, leaving Equitas essentially rudderless. Their leader Dermot Redding saw the ceding of Bermondsey back to the CPGB and the defection of their sole MP to Labour, who Kerry would join in 2004. It folded in that same year, and to this day remains a warning to those wanting to split with their party.
Only in The Price of Wisdom: A Union In Chaos can a Republican Confederate veteran beat the incumbent President who is a Populist New York businessman running on the Prohibitionist ticket.
NOTE: I left out the Nationalist Party led by Richard Walker and the Liberal Republicans led by Malcolm Barton. Walker received 16% of the vote and Barton received 11%. Full results are here.
NOTE: I left out the Nationalist Party led by Richard Walker and the Liberal Republicans led by Malcolm Barton. Walker received 16% of the vote and Barton received 11%. Full results are here.
I know, I just put Republican there so people would get the idea that he lost the Republican nomination.
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Prince Henry, Duke of York
Like his brother, Henry also takes his physical looks from his father. He was
Part of the "Tudor dynasty"
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Like his brother, Henry also takes his physical looks from his father. He was
Part of the "Tudor dynasty"
LongLiveQueenJane
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We Like Ike!!
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the first independent president since George Washington. His popularity resulted in his victory in the general. Vote splitting by the Republicans resulted in Adlai Stevenson gaining more states than OTL, but nothing can stop Ike.
(I know it's fairly ASB, but I thought it was a fun idea. If anyone wants to run with it, they can.)
Dwight D. Eisenhower, the first independent president since George Washington. His popularity resulted in his victory in the general. Vote splitting by the Republicans resulted in Adlai Stevenson gaining more states than OTL, but nothing can stop Ike.
(I know it's fairly ASB, but I thought it was a fun idea. If anyone wants to run with it, they can.)
shiftygiant
Gone Fishin'
The English referendum of 2017 was the third referendum held in the Commonwealth of England to determine the question of English sovereignty. Taking place on 21 November 2017, the referendum asked the electorate if they wished to remain a part of the United States of America, or if they instead wished for the Commonwealth of England to become its own sovereign state. Pursued largely by Mike Balls, Governor of England and leader of the secessionist English National Party, the referendum would see a victory for the secessionists, who succeeded 53.04% to 46.96%.
The English Independence Bill was introduced and passed through Congress in 2016, under an agreement with the Democratic Party to release English Nationalist Electoral Votes to the party in exchange for the bill. Passing largely thanks to the efforts of ENP and Democratic law makers, it was anticipated that the referendum would fail, with the intention by Democratic law makers to defeat the ENP and take their place following their 'inevitable' collapse in the fallout of a failure, as had happened forty years before with the United Front. Due to the Democrats perceived neutrality during the campaign itself, the cause of preventing succession fell largely onto the Republicans, who, led by the charismatic Senator Paul Farage, fought bitterly to prevent succession. Due to the confusion over the leadership of the Unionist camp, the secessionists received heavy media coverage, and once Farage emerged, the Unionists had taken a large lead in the polls. The emergence of Farage would itself lead to the consolidation of a media image, with the press framing the referendum as a battle between the Senator- who was tipped to be Republican nominee in 2020- and Balls, who was threatening to tear apart the Union. Democrats, realising their mistake in a hands off approach, would attempt to launch a second Unionist campaign- being bitterly opposed to working with the Republicans- under the leadership of the President of the Democratic Party in England Howard Dean. They would fail to find relevance, with Farage and Balls going head to head in debates, seemingly forgotten.
In the end the result was closer than expected, but it was a clear victory for the secessionist campaign. The Commonwealth of England would leave the United State of America on the 1st January 2019 following intense negotiations. Shorty after independence, pro-Unionist unrest would erupt in Northern Wales and Cornwall, with the situation in Wales escalating to armed conflict in 2020.
The English Independence Bill was introduced and passed through Congress in 2016, under an agreement with the Democratic Party to release English Nationalist Electoral Votes to the party in exchange for the bill. Passing largely thanks to the efforts of ENP and Democratic law makers, it was anticipated that the referendum would fail, with the intention by Democratic law makers to defeat the ENP and take their place following their 'inevitable' collapse in the fallout of a failure, as had happened forty years before with the United Front. Due to the Democrats perceived neutrality during the campaign itself, the cause of preventing succession fell largely onto the Republicans, who, led by the charismatic Senator Paul Farage, fought bitterly to prevent succession. Due to the confusion over the leadership of the Unionist camp, the secessionists received heavy media coverage, and once Farage emerged, the Unionists had taken a large lead in the polls. The emergence of Farage would itself lead to the consolidation of a media image, with the press framing the referendum as a battle between the Senator- who was tipped to be Republican nominee in 2020- and Balls, who was threatening to tear apart the Union. Democrats, realising their mistake in a hands off approach, would attempt to launch a second Unionist campaign- being bitterly opposed to working with the Republicans- under the leadership of the President of the Democratic Party in England Howard Dean. They would fail to find relevance, with Farage and Balls going head to head in debates, seemingly forgotten.
In the end the result was closer than expected, but it was a clear victory for the secessionist campaign. The Commonwealth of England would leave the United State of America on the 1st January 2019 following intense negotiations. Shorty after independence, pro-Unionist unrest would erupt in Northern Wales and Cornwall, with the situation in Wales escalating to armed conflict in 2020.
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Congratulations, you've made Quebec 1980 look like a simple yes or no question at the end of the day.
Crown Prince Damir of Yugoslavia from Pax Imperium. King Alexander II's eldest son was born in 1977, 3 years before his brother Timohir and 5 years before his sister Malica. An excellent student and star athlete, he was a rowdy Eton student before entering Oxford and the Royal Military Academy in Belgrade, choosing to become an Army officer like his father. Upon his commission he was assigned to his preferred branch, armour, and gradually rose to battalion command, his current post. Among his assignments were as an exchange officer with the US Army at West Point and Fort Benning, while Timohir, an Air Force C-130 pilot, was forward deployed to Poland with his Russian colleagues. Damir has long been an intimate of his brother-in-law Tsar Paul, the two being dubbed "brothers with different mothers" by British and American tabloids. Tamir's other languages are English, Russian and French like the rest of his family, and he has 2 12-year old twin sons.
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shiftygiant
Gone Fishin'
Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky. It's Commonwealth in the sense it's a state that has deep ties with English common law, in this case literally because it's England (and Wales).
I have succeeded.
Congratulations you have won the Lucien Bouchard Screwing Things Over Award, the prize money is a £5 voucher at Waterstones which must be used within a week or it will expire.
It's a parody of the trend of secret histories like my The Truth About it, principally around the supposed conspiracy that My Little Pony is real and a protectorate of Canada (which is actually a republic).
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